Dr. Kathleen Smits
Presented to The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries on the occasion of Promotion to Professor, Dr. Kathleen Smits, Engineering: Civil Engineering, Fall 2021.
Item(s) added to the Libraries' collection:
Eloquent science : a practical guide to becoming a better writer, speaker, and atmospheric scientist
Schultz, D. M. (2009). Eloquent science : a practical guide to becoming a better writer, speaker, and atmospheric scientist . American Meteorological Society.
I give my graduate and undergraduate research students this book on their very first day in my research group. Eloquence involves being fluent yet forcible, elegant yet persuasive. It is an art that is unfortunately not often associated with science resulting in work that lacks conviction or persuasion. This book provides readers with little experience in science eloquence a bit of a 'how to,' making it, in my opinion, the ultimate communications manual for students in intersecting disciplines. I hope that some students come across it over the years in UTA's library.